The orphanage that is the focus of my blog, has been known by many different names, making it very difficult to research or gather information about. See post below where I have listed all the names that I have found so far. I'm hoping that through the help of this blog those of us who have had family either living in this children's home, or family that has worked there and contributed in some way to this children's home, can gather here and help all of us learn more about those days in this home. If you have additional information or stories that you would like to share you can either comment below on one of the posts, or send an email to me at gspne61@gmail.com (Photo is from the Elizabethtown College: Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection and may be used only for non-commercial educational purposes.)

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

1920 Census Page for Orphanage

I have finally located the 1920 Federal Census page for the Neffsville Brethren Children's Home. There are very few children on this report which is part of why it was so difficult to locate. Unfortunately, these census reports were only done every 10 years, so there are still many names missing, including my own ancestors, since they were living in the orphanage between the years of 1920 and 1930. But hopefully, these census reports will help others searching for their ancestors.


Here is a list of names typed out since it is so difficult to get this page large enough to read:

Kilhefner, Christian (steward) age 47, born abt 1873
Kilhefner, Susan (matron) age 43, born abt 1877 (wife of Christ)
Kilhefner, Elva (daughter) age 18, born abt 1902 (single)
Kilhefner, Verna (daughter) age 15, born abt 1905
Shutter, Russel (inmate) age 8, born abt 1912
Stauffer, Samuel (inmate) age 5, born abt 1915
Faust, Ralph (inmate) age 5, born abt 1915
Herr, Edgar (inmate) age 5, born abt 1915
Howard, Charles (inmate) age 4, born abt 1916
Hurst, Mildred (inmate) age 3, born abt 1917
Chandler, Verna (inmate) age 3, born abt 1917
Connor, Elwood (inmate) age 2, born abt 1918


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